Chickens in the tropics do fine, so I've been told and seen. Ours are here, they're well and healthy and we have our first eggs. But don't be us. We rushed out and bought chickens knowing nothing and with nowhere to keep them. Our girls spent their … read more about Keeping Chickens
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About Tropical Food Garden
Tropical Food Garden came into existence because we needed to find information and couldn't find it all in one place. Gardening in the tropics is very different to temperate or subtropical gardening and we were new to it. We needed to learn how to … read more about About Tropical Food Garden
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What To Plant in The Tropics in May
May is the last month of autumn for us but already it’s getting a bit chilly at night. If you can call 20 degrees C chilly! Days are still hot and we’re still having a little rain, but the dry season is around the corner. We’re still eating aubergines ( eggplant), chillies, grapefruit, mung beans, […]
November Harvesting and Planting
In November in the tropics the heat is building for us and rain is scarce. By the end of November we’re hiding from the heat indoors and only venture outside very early or around sunset. The plants however, all seem to be loving the warmer temperature and are growing fast so long as they’re watered […]
Snake Beans and Green Ants
What’s with snake beans and green ants? As soon as the first flowers appeared on our snake bean plants the green ants were there clustered around the flowers and setting up home in the leaves. Until those flowers appeared ( in July, first bean harvest August for us) there had been no green ants at […]
August Harvesting and Planting
What’s growing, fruiting, flowering, germinating and cropping in our tropical food garden in August. Remember, we’re in the southern hemisphere, just 16 degrees south of the Equator, you may have to flip the seasons if you’re in the tropics in the northern hemisphere. August is the last month of winter for us and we’re in […]
Make Your Own Fertiliser
15 Ways to Fertilise Your Plants, Without Buying Chemicals None of us wants to spend a fortune on our gardens and many of us are gardening because we want our food to be cheaper. But, our plants do need fertiliser, always, be that in the form of nutrient-rich soil or added liquid or solid feeds, […]